I wouldn't be surprise if he now has a long recovery ahead and some lasting issues ahead. He just dropped on that hit, probably unconscious at first before coming back to the screaming pain in his face.

GlobalStrategic MapleSyrup Reserve:I wouldn't be surprise if he now has a long recovery ahead and some lasting issues ahead. He just dropped on that hit, probably unconscious at first before coming back to the screaming pain in his face.

I'm certainly no doctor, but I found the bleeding-out-the-ear very troubling.

GoldSpider:GlobalStrategic MapleSyrup Reserve: I wouldn't be surprise if he now has a long recovery ahead and some lasting issues ahead. He just dropped on that hit, probably unconscious at first before coming back to the screaming pain in his face.

I'm certainly no doctor, but I found the bleeding-out-the-ear very troubling.

True, I also wouldn't doubt he might have a skull fracture. Does anyone know exactly where the ball struck him?

GlobalStrategic MapleSyrup Reserve:GoldSpider: GlobalStrategic MapleSyrup Reserve: I wouldn't be surprise if he now has a long recovery ahead and some lasting issues ahead. He just dropped on that hit, probably unconscious at first before coming back to the screaming pain in his face.

I'm certainly no doctor, but I found the bleeding-out-the-ear very troubling.

True, I also wouldn't doubt he might have a skull fracture. Does anyone know exactly where the ball struck him?

So for the jays this means romero is getting another start pending how well he does tonight and I think Johnson will make his next start. Either way more Romero but damn if the the last three games haven't been very encouraging. Maicer out of nowhere!

Was at the Rays game last night so I saw it live. It was the sound that I found the scariest part I would say DJ hit it harder, but Happ turned and took it off the side of the head, where Bryce took it in the eye.

Like if the ball just stops dead and falls on to the mound, that would mean all of the kinetic energy from the ball was absorbed into Happ's skull. If it ricochets off down the first base line at roughly the same speed before he gets hit, that should mean the ball is maintaining most of it's energy and Happ's skull is taking less of it.

Like if the ball just stops dead and falls on to the mound, that would mean all of the kinetic energy from the ball was absorbed into Happ's skull. If it ricochets off down the first base line at roughly the same speed before he gets hit, that should mean the ball is maintaining most of it's energy and Happ's skull is taking less of it.

Am I right?

/It's not like Happ's skull added any energy to the equation

The ball got to 1st base slower than if his head wasn't in the way. The ball tends to roll when your teammate hits the deck with a head injury. Personally I see that as a total lack of hustle on Adam Lind's part.

Happ, 30, appears to have avoided very serious injury. The line drive struck him flush on the left side of the head, and he was bleeding from his ear while being taken off the field on a stretcher. The laceration indicates it was just a flesh wound.

Considering how terrifying the injury looked, this is the best-case scenario. Truly great news.

Looks like he got nailed in the ear indirectly. He'll have a cut, a bruise, and a headache, but he'll be fine.

TeamEd:Like if the ball just stops dead and falls on to the mound, that would mean all of the kinetic energy from the ball was absorbed into Happ's skull. If it ricochets off down the first base line at roughly the same speed before he gets hit, that should mean the ball is maintaining most of it's energy and Happ's skull is taking less of it.

Mostly correct. The ball also had rotational energy that probably dissipated through Happ's head, but the linear momentum was preserved, which is almost always much higher than any angular momentum on a ball.

Like if the ball just stops dead and falls on to the mound, that would mean all of the kinetic energy from the ball was absorbed into Happ's skull. If it ricochets off down the first base line at roughly the same speed before he gets hit, that should mean the ball is maintaining most of it's energy and Happ's skull is taking less of it.

Am I right?

/It's not like Happ's skull added any energy to the equation

Technically yes, but I think the idea is that the ball was hit so hard that it took a sharp right and managed to make it to the outfield. That means the skull took a lot of that ball's impacted energy and not a softer portion of the head or the hat. If it fell dead then it hit a soft spot or the skull completely gave.

I doubt they'll do a sports science on the coefficient of restitution of happ's head

mainstreet62:Mostly correct. The ball also had rotational energy that probably dissipated through Happ's head, but the linear momentum was preserved, which is almost always much higher than any angular momentum on a ball.

Happ, 30, appears to have avoided very serious injury. The line drive struck him flush on the left side of the head, and he was bleeding from his ear while being taken off the field on a stretcher. The laceration indicates it was just a flesh wound.

Happ, 30, appears to have avoided very serious injury. The line drive struck him flush on the left side of the head, and he was bleeding from his ear while being taken off the field on a stretcher. The laceration indicates it was just a flesh wound.

Considering how terrifying the injury looked, this is the best-case scenario. Truly great news.

Looks like he got nailed in the ear indirectly. He'll have a cut, a bruise, and a headache, but he'll be fine.

TeamEd: Like if the ball just stops dead and falls on to the mound, that would mean all of the kinetic energy from the ball was absorbed into Happ's skull. If it ricochets off down the first base line at roughly the same speed before he gets hit, that should mean the ball is maintaining most of it's energy and Happ's skull is taking less of it.

Mostly correct. The ball also had rotational energy that probably dissipated through Happ's head, but the linear momentum was preserved, which is almost always much higher than any angular momentum on a ball.

He got lucky. Great news.

Hopefully. He'll probably also be client #1 on a CTS lawsuit against MLB in ten years.

The Raptors just sucked, period I didn't see much curse. Only the most optimistic expected them to squeek into the playoffs. The Leafs are doing pretty good and don't seem to be suffering particularily bad luck. And th Argos, reigning Grey Cup champions, haven't started playing yet.

Sure, over the past decade Toronto teams have generally sucked (with the exception of the Argos on occasion), but that wasn't a curse it was just bad teams (or in the Jays case, consistently mediocre teams in a tough division).

This is nothing, playing for my high school team we had infield batting practice - the third baseman forgot to wear his cup and I was a lefty batter - I drilled one right when he looked into the dugout to talk to a coach and BLAM in the nuts.Not sure what happened I cant remember, but I do remember batting practice was suspended for on the field players after that.

/Steven pearce was playing with us at this time, so it was quite a while ago

if you watch the video and pause at the 0:04 mark, his butt drops all the way down until it is resting on his right foot, his right spike kind of gets caught in the dirt and he falls over sideways onto his right side causing his right knee to bend awkwardly.

Like if the ball just stops dead and falls on to the mound, that would mean all of the kinetic energy from the ball was absorbed into Happ's skull. If it ricochets off down the first base line at roughly the same speed before he gets hit, that should mean the ball is maintaining most of it's energy and Happ's skull is taking less of it.

I don't see why, in an instance like this, play isn't immediately stopped so the injured player can be treated, and then the umpires allowed to make a ruling on baserunner progression. As a safety issue, I can't see how everyone involved wouldn't be on board with that. Happ looks like he's going to be OK, but what if the injury had been life-threatening?